Radiation-induced lens opacities: Epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence, methodological issues, research gaps and strategy

Radiation-induced lens opacities: Epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence, methodological issues, research gaps and strategy

In 2011, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommended reducing the occupational equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eye from 150 mSv/year to 20 mSv/year, averaged over five years, with no single year exceeding 50 mSv. With this recommendation, several important as...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Ainsbury, Claudia Dalke, Nobuyuki Hamada, Mohamed Amine Benadjaoud, Vadim Chumak, Merce Ginjaume, Judith L. Kok, Mariateresa Mancuso, Laure Sabatier, Lara Struelens, Juliette Thariat, Jean-René Jourdain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Lens of the eye
Ionizing radiation
Opacities
Mechanisms
Threshold
Radiation protection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020321681

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